At Bankstown RSL

2OO911 - Anna X.'s 21st Birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNA =D !!!

Hey everyone, I'm terribly sorry for not updating my blog lately because 1. I had an assignment due every week (I still do, b ut I have a midsem break next week, so I can take it a bit easier now... hopefully) and 2. because of reason 1., I haven't been going out lately. Anyways, let's get on with the blogging =D. 

So last Sunday, my friends and I went to Bankstown RSL Club, organized by Derek. The price for the buffet was a bit more experensive than most RSL buffets. I think it was because of the sushi =P. Unfortunately, I ddin't really get the chance to get anything I ike, but Mimi aws kind enough to share a piece of her eel sushi with me =).It took us a while before we started eating because we were waiting for Yibo to become a member. Unfortunately, Yibo wasn't having a good day with his car. He accidentally carashed his car while going home to get his forgotten wallet. Poor guy =(.

I felt stupid for buying the refill cup ... I could've used the tea cups they provided instead! I felt ilke I wasted $2.50 for nothign =.=. I couuld've used that money fo buy snacks the next time I went out or something! Anyways, the food was nice, but I thought the seafood wasn't so great. Although it felt and tasted cold, it didn't look or taste fresh at all =/. 

Unfortunately, we were kind of kciked out of the buffet as well because they closed at 9:00PM.  I felt bad for not being able to finish my dish of desserts but I managed to taste a bit of everything. Poor Derek; he was in the middle of eating and was about to dig into another plate of food (yes, he had lots of plates of food around him =D) but the waiter took it away. I thought that was quite rude =/. 

When we left, we loitered around the car park, just talking and playing around. We even had a good exercise by pushing a car. Kenny put his car on nuetral so we decided to see who was strong; Yibo and Thanh at the back and Kenny, Mimi, Carmen and I at the front. I thought we were pretty even =D. Mind you, we also had to push the car with Eric, Derek, Wendy and Sarah inside it! 

Around 10PM, we all decided to go home. Since I drove Mimi there, I drove her home, as well as Thanh. While we were putting our seat belts on, we watched Yibo accidentally hitting the column with his rear. Seriously, it was definitely a bad day for Yibo and his car xO! Yibo was okay, but his poor car... 

I had a good night eating and catching up with people =). thanks for inviting me Derek =).

teen no more, part #5

11O811 - Yvonne and Jessica D.'s 20th Birthdays.

13O811 - Mimi's 20th Birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIMI =D !!!

Last Friday, Jenifer organized a dinner to celebrate mine and Mimi's 20th birthdays =). The dinner was held at the Bangkok Thai restaurant, inside Capitol Square. I met up with Mimi, Eric, Thanh and Carmen first before we went to Capitol Square. We saw Jenny and Julie at Chinatown and we caught up with them for a bit. While we waited for the others at Capitol Square, we went upstairs to play games or just to hang out. When we finally gathered up at Capitol Square, unfortunately, Jenifer couldn't reserve us a table because they didn't allow her to, so after Thanh put his name down, we hanged around again to wait for our tables. When we finally got our tables, we had to split into two groups because there wasn't a table big enough for such a big group. It was unfortunate, but dinner was still nice =). 

We also had the cake at the restaurant as well since we didn't have any utensils if we were to eat it anywhere else. The cake was mango flavoured =D !!! I think they got it because they know I love mangoes =D so much appreciation Jenifer, Carmen and Eric for buying the cake and Eric and Thanh for choosing the flavour =D. Many thanks to Kelly for making Mimi and I home-made chocolate mousse =D. Unfortunately, I was too full to finish it off there and then, so I took it home. Again, unfortunately, I forgot to take it out of the car and so when mum used the cake the next day, she had to chuck it since it's been in a car for more than a day =/. Sorry Kelly >.< !!!

The chocolate mousse that Kelly made =D.

The mango flavoured cake =D.

After dinner, we loitered around the city, as usual LOL. We had fun taking photos with Jenifer and Shirley's camera. Then we went home via the train. Before we reached Cabramatta station, we had a long discussion about who will drive who home. Since it was the first time that my mum let me drive the car out at night that night, I really wanted to drive people home. Unfortunately, when we reached the station, it was past 11PM, which was when my passenger restriction initiates. Hence, I only drove Kelly home. I still need to find a chance to use my GPS. Okay, I did accidentally called the GPS a GSP ... blah, still sounds the same to me >.< !!! Anyways, thanks Jenifer for organizing it, I had fun =D.

PS. Thanks Jenifer for the photos =).

teen no more, part #4

Yesterday, Paz, MG and I went to eat after uni. While walking to the bus stop, I received a call from Tae. After the call, the topic of pet names/endearing names popped up. Paz said that she wouldn't know what she'd call her boyfriend. We had one hilarious conversation about what kind of endearment Paz will use for her future boyfriend. It went something like this (this was from the middle of the conversation to the end):

Paz: Maybe 'Hey boy.'

Fiona: Wouldn't he be a man?

Paz: 'Hey man.'

Fiona: *laughs* Oh! "Hey man!' (Jamaican accent).

(Reference to an inside joke of ours - a while back, while MG, Paz and I walked to the bus stop, Paz called out to a friend 'Hey man' in a Jamaican accent, and MG and I thought she said 'hey mum' instead LOL)

Fiona: Sometimes, I call him dude. Like, 'Dude! Why did you do that?'

MG: But then, that sounds more like a friend.

Paz: What animal do I like?

Fiona: Dogs. Doggie!

Paz: I like cats. Cat. That sounds so weird, calling someone that.

Fiona: Oh! Like puss boots! Wait, no. I mean -

MG: Puss in boots.

Fiona: Yeah. Oh! Pussy! 

Honestly, I didn't mean it to sound like that when I said it. I wasn't even thinking about it in that way! It was only after I said it out loud that it sounded so wrong and inappropriate. When I was saying it in my head, it didn't sound wrong. It's just, endearments sometimes end with a '-ie/y' sound, ie. sweetie, honey, etc. Early, I said doggie, so I thought 'hey, dog became doggie, so puss becomes pussy!' The topic itself was pretty funny, we were all laughing throughout the conversation. I just made us all laugh harder after that comment ROFLMAOS!

Speaking of hilarious, something funny misinterpretation occurred during one of our morning nursing lectures. The lecture was about different type of drugs and our body various body receptors. I wish the lecturer would slow down; she was speaking in a way that she assumed the students already knew what she was talking about. Seriously, if you didn't listen at the beginning of a slide, if you try to tune into the explanation when she's halfway through, you wouldn't be able to understand what she's talking about at all. Anyways, I was sitting next to Patty and Patty asked me what 'beasting' meant. I thought she said obesity, so I said 'when something is really, really overweight.' She laughed and said that she said beasting, not obesity. Since I didn't know what beasting was, I asked her what it was and where she heard it from. She said she heard it during the explanation of the previous slide the lecturer was on. Since I couldn't answer her question, she asked Anna, who was sitting next to her, on the left. Anna said that it was bee stings, not beasting LOL!!! Now that definitely made more sense, since the lecturer did mention about histamines before. She must've  been talking about allergic reactions. The three of us were laughing so much that the lecturer had to stop talking to tell us to be quiet LOL!

I digress. We met up with Tae at Capitol Square's food court. Since I didn't have uni on Thursday, Paz and MG couldn't celebrate my birthday with me, so MG decided that she'll shout me dinner =D. We ate at Yumei for dinner after I suggested that we do. That was because I haven't really eaten there yet. The price was a bit expensive but the food was pretty nice =). I ordered a bento B but I received a bento A instead. That was because I wanted wagyu beef as my main, and I thought it was an option for bento B. Unfortunately, it wasn't and hence, they gave me bento A instead. Bento A was a bit more  expensive than bento B so I was kind of unhappy about it, even if MG was the one paying for it. Since I felt bad, I gave her back $2 so she was paying the price of bento B instead =).

Paz said she was going to dedicate a song to me as my birthday present =D !!! After suggesting a number of songs, we ended up with Angel of Mine by Monica. That was because a) it's the only song Paz was most confident with in singing, compared to all the other songs that I suggested; and b) it was our song ;D. Since we were talking about song dedications, Tae asked if Paz could dedicate a song to him as well since his birthday it was his birthday recently as well, and she agreed =). Paz asked us if we had a couple song. Since I've never had one with my exes, I never really thought about it until now. So now, Tae and I are on the search for a couple song LOL. We thought of Hero by Enriques, Lucky by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat, and Fallin for You by Colbie Caillat, but nothing is certain yet.

After dinner, we went to take capitols for fun =). Honestly, I felt a bit awkward taking capitols with Tae LOL. I think I prefer taking actual photos with him instead. I also feel that he was a bit uncomfortable taking capitols with a group of girls LOL. We took the train home. Tae and I almost got squashed by the closing doors of the train. When we reached Cabramatta station, I ran back into the train because I accidentally dropped Tae's jumper. Tae was stopping the doors from closing. When I got out of the train, I had to squeeze through the gap or else I would've been seriously hurt LOL. Tae drove me home afterward.

teen no more, part #3

O8O811 - Marina 姐姐's 26th Birthday.

Last Sunday, I went to a family birthday celebration dinner for my cousin, Marina, and I. We went to Zilver Seafood Restaurant for dinner. I'm sorry to say but their services wasn't that good. It may be because of the event that was held that night but seriously, Can they be so busy that they made us serve our own food and stuff? The carpet floor was stained with various types wines, drinks, food and sauce. They were slow with their services, and when we finally receive our food, that pretty much just dropped it onto the round  glass spinner. Heck! We even have to ask for a round glass spinner, rather them having already provided us one. They may have had quite a few Hong Kong and Taiwanese celebrities visit their restaurant, but that doesn't make them a 5 star restaurant. 

For once, rather than just being satisfied with the food, I enjoyed my company. I sat next to Andrew, so I was able to talk to him more. It was nice getting to know him more since I've barely talked to him in the past, even if he was a family friend. I guess we connect in a way that we both sometimes feel that we're outsiders from the family. Well, for my part, I am part of the family, but I guess sometimes I don't really feel connected at family dinners because I just didn't really find interest or understanding in their conversations. I guess I talked particularly more than usual since half the dinner conversation was about me and Tae LOL. I didn't ask Tae along because I felt it was too early and he had work as well. May be he can join us next time =).

I gave Marina these cute doggie patterned PJs, which she quite like, and Marina and William chipped in a got me a GPS =D !!! I'm very happy !!! Now I'll won't get lost again when I'm driving !!! They bought the Navman GPS from JB Hi-5, and they've also given me the receipt in case something happens. The warrant's for 2 years =D. Thank you !!!

 

Unfortunately, they forgot to order chili pipis with XO sauce. When they did order it, the restaurant ran out =(. So, to make up for it,William took me to Passionflower for ice cream =). I had 2 scoops of sesame and green tea ice cream =). We all went our separate ways home after that. I had a wonderful night =). Unfortunately, my aunt ran through a red light and the security camera caught her. The lights were yellow/orange (whatever colour you want to call it) and my aunt thought she could make it. She passed the line, but the lights turned red before she crossed to the other side. Yeah... it's best not to speed past a yellow light. 

teen no more, part #2

Although I didn't plan anything to celebrate my birthday, Linh invited me out on Saturday night. She said she was going to take me out and shout me dinner as my birthday gift/celebration =). When she said we were going to go to Mizuya I was ecstatic!!! I was squealing so much that my mum was telling to shut up lol xD. I really wanted to go to Mizuya because I've walked passed there quite a few times and I heard it was a good place (even if it quite expensive). At around 5:30PM, after getting all dressed up, Linh and the boys came over to pick me up, and then we walked back to Linh's house. At linh's house, Linh pampered me (again xD); she did my make up, curled me hair and even let me borrow her headband =D. By 7:30PM, everyone pretty much arrived at Linh's house. Half of the group was nicely dressed while the other half was casually dressed. It was because half of the group were unable to dress up in time, ie. Jack, Elin and Matt were at the gym when Linh called and because they lived so far away, Linh didn't bother telling them to go back to get dressed up because it would've been inconvenient for them. Since Linh was going to drink, Kenny and Elin did the driving instead, many thanks to them =).

At around 9:30PM, we made it to the city. I guess something special was going on because when we got to Darling Harbor there were fireworks =D. Before we entered Mizuya, I received a pleasant surprise - Tae came =). It was a surprised because I actually told him not to come because he had work that night, at 11PM, until the next night. I rather have him sleep during his free time that come out and see me. Though, I really did wish he would be there =D. During the trip there, at the back of my mind, I wished he would come and give me a surprise, but I didn't hope too much for it. When we got there, I didn't suspect a thing until we stopped right outside the restaurant and Raymond was on the phone with someone. When I ask Linh what we were doing, she said we were waiting for a friend, I had an inkling feeling that Tae would be coming. I was right =). Apparently, because he knew he wouldn't be able to stay long, he canceled his shift to celebrate my birthday with me =D. I felt bad (he was getting paid Sunday rate!) but I was glad he was there =).

 

We went to the restaurant side of Mizuya, instead of the karaoke side. I'd like to try the karaoke side in the future (if I ever become rich enough LOL). The food was good, the drinks were nice and I had fun ordering =D It was a good thing that they allowed us to see what we've ordered and by how much we had to pay. I finally get to try the test tubes alcoholic drinks =D I also tried the Long Island ice tea and the Sex on the Beach =). The Long Island ice tea tasted a bit like coke, while the Sex on the Beach had this sweet, tropical taste. I would've liked the Sex on the Beach better if it didn't taste so strongly of vodka or whatever alcohol was in it. Seriously, although I wasn't drunk, my face was extremely red O_O! Like, tomato red. No joke. Because we were a group of 10, we were split into 2 tables but it was okay, we were next to each other =). Our table ended up eating ~$170 worth of food while the other ate ~$179 worth of food =P. I wish I ate more, not because Linh was shouting me, but because I forgot to try to seaweed salad! I love seaweed! But I did get to try the miso clam soup =) (I call clams pipi, but whatever =P it  means the same thing anyways =P). 

Of course, we didn't just eat, we had fun playing around too =P. I tried eating wasabi rice. I was fine at first, but then the taste hit me like a train O_O! It was so sudden and strong that I slammed my hand against the table and jolted back. I think I even teared up a bit LOL. What was I thinking?! I guess I wasn't think straight after all those drinks. I wasn't the only one not thinking straight either; the other table started chucking food over to our side, Matt drank a bit of soy sauce out of a shot glass, Kenny and Elin were feeding each other, etc. LOL. I hope we didn't disturb the other people too much =P.

It was a good thing that I didn't eat too much because we still had the birthday cakes. Yes, you read right - birthday cakes. Linh got me one and Tae got me one too =D I was happy because I didn't get any birthday cakes on my birthday, and that night I received 2 =D. One w as an Asian vanilla cake and the other was a chocolate mousse. I must say, the chocolate mousse was delicious and all, with the macaroons and all, but it was really sweet lol. While the cakes, we were close to having a food fight. Even if i want to try to have a food fight for once, luckily we didn't =). It would've been hard to clean and the food would've been wasted. We had a mini creaming session and I blame it on Linh since she was the one who started it. She creamed my face while I was cutting the cake LOL. I creamed her back when she was handing out the cake pieces =). Everyone else slowly joined it =). We had half of each cake. Unfortunately, we forgot to bring it out with us when we left >.<.

After dinner, we decided to go back to Fairfield to play laser tag. We separated to get the cars. Jack, Elvis and I went into Tae's car this time. We drove Elvis home first because he had to go to another party afterward. When we arrived at 7-10 Fairfield Bowling, laser tag was closed, so we played bowling instead. I don't know who shouted us the game, but I thank them for it =). Unfortunately, whatever was wrong with me, I bowled at my worst =/. Kenny, Raymond and Tae tried to teach how to bowl properly, but I just couldn't get it =(. We versed Linh, Matt, Jack and Elin. With my crappy bowling skills, they won but Kenny had the highest score out of both groups =). Tae drove Linh and I home after the game. It was much appreciated, thanks =). 

I want to sincerely thank everyone who celebrate my birthday with me, especially Linh. I am extremely grateful toward Linh for organizing the outing and shouting me dinner =D. It's been years since the last time someone actually took the time to organize something to celebrate my birthday. If I remember correctly, the last time would've been in year 7 when the girls tried to through me a surprise party at school =). Keyword: tried. That was because I figured it out lol! Either way, I'm very thankful toward Linh =D You don't know how happy you made me =D I LOVE YOU LINH =D !!! You are one of the kindest and loveliest people I know =D!!!